BCCI on 5th February announced the fifteen member Indian team/Squad for the T20 World Cup 2016 and Asia Cup. MS Dhoni will lead the Indian team in T20 World Cup and Asia Cup. Hardik pandey, Jaspreet Bumrah and Pawan Negi have included in the team. Yuvraj Singh, Muhammed Shami and Ashish Nehra are also selected in the 15 member squad. The T20 Word cup starts from 8th March and ends on 3rd April. Asia Cup starts from 24th February.
Sixteen Teams will be competing in the T20 World Cup Tournament and there will be total of 35 matches. The final match will take place at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The teams competing in the Asia Cup are India, Pakistan, Srilanka and Bangladesh. The Check out the complete Indian players/squad for the T20 world cup and Asia Cup below.
1. MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI(CAPTAIN)
2. VIRAT KOHLI(VICE CAPTAIN)
3. ROHIT SHARMA
4. SHEKHAR DHAWAN
5. AJINKYA REHANE
6. YUVRAJ SINGH
7. SURESH RAINA
8. HARDIK PANDEY
9. RAVINDRA JADEJA
10. RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN
11. HARBAJAN SINGH
12. JASPREET BUMRAH
13. MUHAMMAD SHAMI
14. ASHISH NEHRA
15. PAWAN NEGI
Quick Details of ICC T20 World Cup 2016 and Asia Cup
Here are some quick details of T20 World Cup 2016 and Asia Cup
Start date: 8th March 2016
Finals Date : 3rd April 2016
Tournament: T20 World cup
Format: T20 (Twenty Overs)
Host Country: India
Asia Cup 2016 Start date : 24th February
Total Teams : 5 – India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Total teams: 16 teams will participate in the tournament